During testing, the contoured handle and razor-sharp blade allowed the knife to cut through any ingredient we tried, with no additional effort or discomfort.. Our tested pick for the.

Best New Chef Kwame Onwuachi with his black nail polish and crisp looks on daytime TV, but it was only a decade ago that cargo shorts and T-shirts seemed to be the chef's civilian uniform.Don't believe me?

Just look at photo shoots with Best New Chefs in the early aughts.On the fashion spectrum, male chefs of yore showed as much imagination and individuality as the tech bros of today.. You could say the same about cooks' work uniforms, too.Unless you were wearing the tablecloth apron a la Thomas Keller, you were like me back in 2006, pulling on those cheap black drawstring pants from J.B.

Prince, ill-fitting white scratchy chef coats, and flimsy cotton aprons at the start of your shift..hadn't yet received their five minutes of fame.

But food television helped create better dressers out of the kitchen, while innovators like Ellen Marie Bennett helped change the look on the line with her colorful custom Hedley & Bennett aprons..

Recently I talked to Bennett, a former line cook at Providence in Los Angeles and lotto announcer on TV in Mexico City, about her new business book.Stir in salt, and return to a boil.

Add vermicelli; cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 1 to 2 minutes.Drain and rinse under cold water; drain well, and set aside.

Whisk together cold milk and remaining 3 tablespoons rose syrup in a medium measuring cup with a spout; set aside..Evenly layer 1 tablespoon chia seeds and 2 tablespoons vermicelli into 2 (12-ounce) serving glasses.